Soviet Military Doctrine and Western Policy - 9780367619138

Taylor & Francis

Soviet Military Doctrine and Western PolicyAuthor(s): Gregory Flynn\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367619138, 978-0367619138\nSynopsis\nThis book, first published in 1989, analyses Western and Soviet perceptions of each others military thoughts and doctrines, a key part of the Cold War, where both sides planned to both win a possible conflict, and to avoid one. The work demonstrates that both East and West made judgments about each others military profile on the basis of political preconceptions.